KGMI News
By Tracy Ellis
BELLINGHAM, Wash. – A Bellingham attack is being called a hate crime by police.
Spokesperson Danette Beckley say it happened early Sunday morning on Railroad Avenue after the suspect said somethig about the victim’s sexual orientation.
“When a derogatory statement is made about a sexual orientation prior to an assault, that triggers, for us, a suspected-bias incident and we have a specific detective that those are assigned to.”
She says the suspect pushed the 23-year-old man to the ground.
He was treated at the scene for minor head injuries.
Police are looking for the suspect.